Govt Accounting Q & A 5
11/22/2015 Module 5: Mastery Exercise | Schoology
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Government and NonProfit Accounting: FAL ...
Module 5: Mastery Exercise
Question 1 (1 point)
The FASB mandates that entities report their cash flows from operations using the direct method.
True
False
Question 2 (1 point)
Fiduciary funds focus on current financial resources and use the full accrual basis of accounting.
True
False
Question 3 (1 point)
Which of the following activities of a government should be accounted for in a fiduciary fund?
a funds received from the federal government to support public transportation activities
b funds received from an individual who specified that the principal must be kept intact but the income can be used to support families of police officers killed in the line of duty
c funds received from the state government that must be used to purchase capital assets
d funds received from a contractor to assist with the development of utility infrastructure
Question 4 (1 point)
Which of the following are required basic statements of a proprietary fund?
a balance sheet and income statement
b balance sheet; statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in retained earnings; and statement of cash flows
c statement of net assets and statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in fund net assets
d statement of net position; statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position; and statement of cash flows
Question 5 (1 point)
Which of the following is not a fiduciary fund?
a pension trust fund.
b investment trust fund.
c permanent fund
d privatepurpose trust fund
Question 6 (1 point)
Which of the following is a valid reason for governments to engage in businesstype activities?
a the government does not want control over the activity
b the activity competes with general government activities
c the government does not want to subsidize the activity
d the government can provide the services more cheaply or efficiently than can a private firm
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Question 7 (1 point)
The appropriate measurement focus for the businesstype activities of Raymond City is _____.
a current financial resources
b economic resources
c both (a) and (b)
d neither (a) nor (b)
Question 8 (1 point)
What basis of accounting is used to account for the transactions of a government’s permanent fund?
a full accrual basis of accounting
b modified accrual basis of accounting
c cash basis of accounting
d budgetary basis of accounting
Question 9 (1 point)
In which of the following funds would a government report depreciation expenses?
a privatepurpose trust fund
b agency fund
c permanent fund
d none of the above
Question 10 (1 point)
Which of the following statements is a valid argument for separate accounting principles for proprietary activities?
a Two separate measurement focuses and bases for accounting within the same set of financial statements are confusing.
b There are no clearcut distinctions between business and nonbusiness activities.
c The measurement focus on all economic resources is more consistent with the GASB’s objectives that financial reporting should provide information to help determine whether currentyear revenues were sufficient to pay for currentyear services.
d Surveys of statement users indicate that information on depreciation is not of high priority to government decision makers.
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